Brooder.



No. 733,863. PATENTED JULY 14, 1903. I. IMORROW. BROODER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.17. 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC isAAo MORROW, OF C LUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO E. 13. HORNER, oF-vvEsT HEMPFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.

BROODER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. ceases, dated $111914, 1903.

Application filed October 17; 1902. Serial No. 127,715. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern: 'In thedrawings, Figure l is aperspective Be it known that I, ISAAC MORROW, a citiview of a brooder embodying the features of zen of the United States, residing at Columthe invention and showing one of the front bia, in the county of Lancaster and State of closureselevated. Fig. 2 is atransverse ver- 5 5 Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful tical section of the same, taken through one Improvements in Brooders, of which the folof the compartments. Fig. 3 is a longitudilowing is a specification. nal vertical section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.

This invention relates to a brooder for Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section taken cation in a brooding-house, and particularly in the plane of the line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is 10 adapted for use in coldweather. a rear elevation of the improved brooder.

The improved brooder contemplates means Similar numerals of reference are employed for dividing chicks into smaller groups by the to indicate corresponding parts in the several utilization of separate compartments, with views. the advantage that at night too great a num As in ordinary brooder constructions, the

15 her of chicks are not huddled in one compartimproved device embodies a box-like 'incloment, and loss of the same, as when a great. sure 1, having a central partition 2 extendnumber are congregated in one compartment, ing transversely thereof and dividingthe enis materially reduced,whereas in the'da'ytime tire brooder structure into two compartments the chicks in both compartments may be per- 3 and 4. The rear portion of "theimproved 2o mitted to run in a common yard arranged brooder has a vertical extension 5 thereon, around the front of the brooder. with openings 6 at opposite ends, over which Theimprovedbrooderconstruction also eminterior coverings 7, of Wire gauze, are apbodies means for thoroughly ventilating the plied, and at the front in connection with interior thereof without chilling or injuring each compartment are elongated ventilating- 25 the chicks therein contained and also means slots 8, also having inner wire-gauze coveraccessible from the back, whereby independings 9. The extension 5 has a hinged lid ent compartments comprised in a single or cover 10, and on opposite sides of the brooder may be readily cleaned. partition 2, which is extended upwardly to The improved brooder also comprises in its divide the said extension, as at 2, are re- 30 structure solid board fronts for covering the movable partitions 11, which normally rest outlets of the compartments to prevent the upon a series of hot-water pipes 12, extendchicks in the early morning from crowding ing longitudinally through the rear portion of and injuring each other at the front of the the brooder and adapted to be connected to brooder and in contradistinction to the ordia suitable hot-water heater to set up a thor- T35 nary wire screen, through which the chicks ough circulation of the water and equally by having vision of the exterior endeavor to heat the brooder through which they pass or get out, and hence become jammed against aseries of brooders of like construction which the front end of the outlet of the ordinary may be connected with one system of pipes. brooder having a Wire-gauze covering. The openings 6 and slots 8 permit the air to 40 The improved brooder also embodies an adfreely circulate in the extension 5, and by the vantageous arrangement of the ordinary cloth provision of the continued partition 2 and hover, which is disposed far enough inward the removable partitions 11 ventilating-chamfrom the front or outlet end of the brooder to bers are produced above the two compartcause the chicks to remain fully within the ments of the brooder. It is obviousthat the 5 45 latter or the compartments thereof adjacent outside cold air cannot be permitted to pass to the heating means, with obvious advandirectly downinto the compartment below the tages. removable partitions 11; but the supply of The invention also consists in the details such air should be gradual, and hence over a of construction and arrangement of the sevseries of openings 13 longitudinally arranged 50 eral parts, which will be more fully hereinafin the centers of the partitions 11 guards 14 ter described and claimed. are disposed and consist of horizontal strlps held elevated by end cleats or supports 15. The opposite sides of the guards are fully open, and the air passes from the chambers therethrough and downwardly through the openings 13 into the compartments below.

The front portions of the compartments 3 and 4 have hinged covers 1.6 arranged thereover and provided with glass panels 17, the said covers extending forwardly to near the front ends of the sides of the box-like frame and the partition 2 to thereby leave ventilating-openings 18, through which air may enter to the front portions of the compartments with great benefit to the chicks therein. The outlet ends of the compartments 3 and 4, adjacent to the covers 17, are closed by what may be tel-met solid gates 19, hinged or pivoted at their upper ends and adjacent their outer upper corners have onopposite sides eyes 20 for engagement by hooks 21 to hold said gates either closed or elevated in open position. One of the main advantages of the closed gates 19 is that the chicks within the compartments 3 and 4 are prevented from having exterior view, as in the use of wire-gauze closures in brooders heretofore constructed and a consequent obstruction of any tendency of the chicks to crowd close to.

the outlet ends of the compartments, which has given rise to injurious results. It will be seen that a very convenient operation ensues from disposing the eyes 20 on opposite sides of the gates 19 in View of the fact that one hook 21 in each instance can serve the dual purpose of holding theindividual gates closed and positively elevated with sufficient resistance to prevent accidental turning movement.

In the rear portion of the compartments 3 and 4, immediately under the hot-water pipes 12, drawers 22 are located, one in each compartment and withdrawable and insertible through openings 23 in the back of the boxlike frame or inclosure 1. are fully open at the top and have the front extremities of the sides and bottoms thereof beveled, as at 24, to remove obstructin g-sh0u1- ders and avoid injury to the chicks entering the drawers, the latter fully occupying the rear portions of the compartments. Extending full length over the back of the box-like inclosure is a cover 25, hinged at its lower edge, and cooperating with the upper edge of said cover is a longitudinally-disposed strip 26, against which the said upper edge of the cover snugly closes, and on the strip 26 are turn-buttons 27 to secure the cover 25 in closed position and prevent outward movement of the drawers. The advantage in the use of the drawers 22 is that they may be withdrawn and cleaned without disturbing the chicks, which will be driven into the front portions of the compartments 3 and 4 under the covers 17, or such withdrawal of the drawers 22 may be effected during the time that the chicks are outside of the brooder These drawers 22 and running about in the yard-like inclosure which is ordinarily applied and arranged in connection with the front of a brooder. By providing this convenient means for cleaning the brooder the latter may be kept in a healthful condition without inconveniencing the chicks or subjecting them to injurious drafts when they are inclosed within the improved device.

The usual slitted or hover cloths 28 depend from the top of the brooder downwardly over the front extremities of the drawers 22 when the latter are fully in place in the rear portions of the compartments 3 and 4. This arrangement of the slitted or hover cloths is of material importance in view of the fact that they are located inwardly a greater distance than in ordinary brooders, and the chicks in passing through the same are brought into closer proximity to the heating means instead of being encouraged to roam at large over the full length of the compartments and huddle at distances from the heating means, with obvious disadvantages' The location of the slitted or hover cloths is also advantageous when the drawers 22 are removed, as the chicks that may be in the front portions of the compartments will be shielded from the deleterious influence of strong in flowing currents of air.

The present form of brooder is slightly larger than the ordinary single brooder; but it isintended that the number of chicks usually permitted to occupy a single brooder be disposed in the double brooder, forming'the gist of this invention, and by dividing them up into smaller parts in the separate compartments they will be stronger and the success in raising chicks ordinarily will be greater and the percentage of loss reduced to a minimum. At any time desired the removable partitions 11 may be withdrawn through the upper end of the extension 5 for cleaning the same or otherwise treating the brooder, and under certain atmospheric temperatures, when it is not necessary to have as much heat as is required at other times, said partitions may be withdrawn temporarily to temper the interior of the compartments; but under ordinary conditions these partitions will be allowed to remain in applied position, as shown.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that an advantageous brooder is provided which will result in a greater output of chicks without resorting to expensive methods, and, furthermore, the additional cost necessary in constructing the present brooder will be found immaterial when considered in connection with the disadvantages and failures often resulting in the use of the ordinary or now commonly employed form of brooder.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- '1. Abrooderdivided into separate compartments, drawers mounted in the rear portions of said compartments and removably insertible through the back of the brooder, a rear cover to close over the outer ends of the said drawers, a series of heating devices extending longitudinally through the upper, rear portions of the compartments, removable partitions resting on the heating devices and having ventilating-openings therein, and slitted or hover cloths depending through the compartments and located close to the front edges of the drawers when the latter are fully inserted in the brooder..

2. Abrooder dividedinto separate compartments and comprising a rear upper extension to form independent ventilating-chambers in the compartments, a series of heating devices extending longitudinally through the upper rear portions of the compartments, and removable partitions having openings therein and normally resting on the said heating devices.

3. Abrooderdividedintoseparatecompartments and having a rear upper extension to form ventilating chambers provided with openings to the exterior, and removable partitions supported at an elevation above the rear portions of the compartments and forming bottoms for the ventilating-chambers, the said partitions being provided with openings therethrough having guards disposed thereover.

4. Abrooderdividedinto separate compartments with individual front outlets, solid gates movably applied over the front outlets, and lids or covers for the front upper portions of the compartments terminating in rear of the front extremity of the brooder structure to provide elongated ventilating-openings.

5. A brooder divided into separate compartments having front outlets, solid gates disposed within the said outlets and movably attached at their upper edges, the said gates having eyes on opposite sides near their outer corners, and hooks secured to the adjacent end portions of the brooder structure to removably engage said eyes and hold the gates in either closed or open position, one hook being used in connection with each gate.

6. A brooder divided into separate compart-.

ments having front outlets, and a rear, upper extension to form independent ventilatingchambers in relation to the compartments, a series of heating devices extending longitudinally through the upper, rear portions of the compartments, removable partitions having openings therein and normally resting on the said heating devices, drawers mounted in the rear portions of said compartments and removably insertible through the back of the brooder, solid gates movably applied over the front outlets, and slitted or hover-cloths depending. through the compartments and located close to the front edges of the drawers when the latter are fully inserted in the brooder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC M-ORROW.

Witnesses:

RALPH HENDERSON, EDWARD 'B. HORNER. 

